Syria calls on UN Security Council to condemn Israeli strikes
Syria’s Foreign Ministry has called on the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israel’s attacks on Syria after an Israeli strike late on Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry asked the Security…
Britain’s May replaces defence minister in growing harassment scandal
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been forced to appoint a new defence minister after her ally Michael Fallon quit in a sexual harassment scandal that has prompted calls for…
One in five Indonesian students support Islamic caliphate: survey
Nearly 20 percent of high school and university students inIndonesia support the establishment of a caliphate in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country over the current secular government, a new survey showed…
Director Brett Ratner accused of harassment as Hollywood scandal grows
Six women have accused “Rush Hour” filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment or misconduct, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times, in a widening scandal over alleged sexual misdeeds in Hollywood’s…
Uzbek man charged in NY attack said he ‘felt good’ about what he did
An Uzbek immigrant accused of plowing a truck down a New YorkCity bike path, killing eight people, has told investigators he had been inspired by watching Islamic State videos and began planning…
China’s Xi says hopes to promote relations with N.Korea: KCNA
Chinese President Xi Jinping has replied to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s congratulatory message on China‘s recently completed Communist Party Congress, saying he hopes to promote ties between the two countries, North Korea‘s state…
Malaysia investigating reported leak of 46 million mobile users data
Malaysia is investigating an alleged attempt to sell the data of more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers online after a major data breach, Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak…
Eight dead in suspected terrorist truck attack on Manhattan bike path
A man driving a rented pickup truck has mowed down pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path alongside the Hudson River in New York City, killing eight people and injuring…
Australian citizenship crisis threatens to engulf another lawmaker
A citizenship crisis that has rocked Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government could claim another high profile lawmaker, with the president of the Senate saying he will resign from parliament if…
German police arrest Syrian suspect, avert “major terrorist attack”
German police have arrested a 19-year-old Syrian suspected of planning an Islamist-motivated bomb attack in Germany with the aim of killing as many people as possible, the federal prosecutor’s office…
